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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule






2. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram






3. ACWP






4. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit






5. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






6. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






7. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques






8. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs






9. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented






10. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






11. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed






12. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






13. A component of work performed during the course of a project






14. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.






15. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






16. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






17. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.






18. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu






19. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.






20. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






21. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






22. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date






23. The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements






24. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






25. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






26. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval






27. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability






28. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






29. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables






30. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






31. Float (total float - free float)






32. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






33. Significant point or event in the project






34. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project






35. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






36. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)






37. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






38. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






39. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity






40. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence






41. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






42. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






43. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






44. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






45. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






46. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used






47. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget






48. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk






49. Developing a detailed description of the project and product






50. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.